What is SWIFT Code?

The SWIFT Code (also known as ISO 9362) is used mostly when transfering funds from one financial institution to another. SWIFT stands for The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which is the organization that handles the registration of these codes. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BIC) approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The SWIFT code is made up of either 8 or 11 letters.

A real world example - Citi Group Private Bank - CITIUS33PBG

  • First 4 letters: bank code
  • Next 2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • Next 2 letters or digits: location code
  • Last 3 letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office)

An 8-digit code can be assumed as referencing to primary office.

There are over 8,000 “live” codes, which are for the partners who are actively connected to the SWIFT network. In addition, there are more than 10,000 additional codes, which are used for manual transactions.

SWIFT Code for Banks in Japan

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
千葉銀行
千葉銀行HomeCHBAJPJT
千葉興業銀行
千葉興業銀行HomeCHIKJPJT
きらぼし銀行
きらぼし銀行TokyoTOMIJPJT
横浜銀行
横浜銀行HomeHAMAJPJT
第四銀行
第四銀行HomeDAISJPJT
北越銀行
北越銀行HomeHETSJPJT
山梨中央銀行
山梨中央銀行HomeYCHBJPJT
八十二銀行
八十二銀行HomeHABKJPJT
北陸銀行
北陸銀行HomeRIKBJPJT
富山銀行
富山銀行Home
北國銀行
北國銀行HomeHKOKJPJT
福井銀行
福井銀行HomeFKUIJPJT
静岡銀行
静岡銀行HomeSHIZJPJT
スルガ銀行
スルガ銀行HomeSRFXJPJT
清水銀行
清水銀行HomeSMZGJPJT

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.